Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-13


and bull 10 months old weighs over 1000
pounds. ...Al kinds of farm work is
very backward but winter grain and new
stocked land is very promising and cattle
ale going to pasture as early as usual, that
is about the 18th of May Michael Brad
ley and William AMI Lyman Burlev have
gone to Montreal to work Tor Mr.. p. Raj
ierty this summer. Mr.. Elijah Hark-
ness has purchased the Hardness home
stead and rented it to Abner Hoag.. ....
Mr.. William Clifford has let out his place
and moved to St. George. e.....P. j. Muir
ply has gone on the road again. He
started Monday under three years en-.
gagement with Henry, johnson 81 Lord
of Burlington.
ST. GEORGE.
School in district No T. East Shelburn,
opened on the 9th, Miss Mary Mckenzie
of South Burlington, teacher. The school
house has been repaired 10y putting down
new floor, new door, and improved
seats ; also new paper on the walls; VIII
Millham committee 49,. The venerable
Giles 5. Hinsdill suffered Il partial shock
on Tuesday morning the 10th inst, leav
ing his right side useless. Mrs. Sulli-
van of South Willston is not so well and
fears are entertained of fatal results......
Uncle Amasa Isham is no better. .... II.
| ID. Wheeler and wife of Winooski were in
town on the 10th inst. Uncle Patrick
! Cannon of Burlington is spending a week
with his sister, Mrs. William Berry.
sHELBURN.
Monday, May being the SOth birthday
of Mrs. Eliza harrington, party was
given in honor OF the event by Mr.. ii. Geer.
| There were preeeht 10 of the oldest ladies
of the village, the combined ages of whom
was 766 years. ..... George Bacon has
started in the meat cart business. ...., The
spring term of the school in district No
| | n
Ben Harrington is making numerous i'm
provements on his house across the track
AS soon as the work is finished DR.. Stod
dard expects to occupy It,. Misses Jen-
ME Mckilllp and Lily Flanagan of Bur-
llugton spent Sunday in town the guests
of Miss Lillian g. Weed Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Foster of Cuttingsville were in town
over Sunday, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. c. Smith Mrs. Foster is niece of
Mr.. Smith. Rev. c. F. Burdick
ference year Sunday. A great deal of sat
isfaction is felt because he consented to
return.
JERICHO CENTRE.
S. g. Bntler of Essex spent Sunday in
this place. ,...T There has been IA funeral
every Sunday for the last four weeks.
Last Sunday the funeral of Mr.. Edwin
Bently took place He died last week
Friday after peculiar sickness of about
farmers in town and will be a great loss
to his family and neighbors He was
about 60 years of age.
UNDERHILL.
G. w. Thurber, formerly in the employ
of Stafford & Humphrey of Burlington and
more recently OF the Danvile House OF
Danville, has leased the Dixon House IN
Cnderhill. Under the management of Mr.
; Thurber the public will be well served
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mer resort will be fully maintained.
wEsTFORD.
) The farm occupied by Leonard Irisf
consisting of 300 acres belonging to the
estate of l.. w. Irish insolvent, was solo
Ht auction last Saturday. for $500 to l.. G
Nichols. In like manner Oh the same day
the Rushford place, so called, was sold tC
Elmer Alger for S225. .....The services o
, the Westlord cornet band are engaged fol
Decoration Day at Bakersfield ... The
cheese factory and creameries are in sue
, cessful operation.
WILLISTON.
Mr.. G. w. Brownell, who has been quit,
sick with bronchitis for the last few weeks
q we are glad to learn, is convalescing
D Vergennes.
:. Mrs. C. H. Bissell is suffering from hear
: affection, but no alarming change is ap
. parent. The limited bank account o
I the base bail club in this place at the clos,
4 OF last season was so near square that tn,
$ REORGANIZATION this season is uncertain
L Ii. II. Spriggs 81 Co. shipped l07 cave
and 30 sheep to Boston, Friday -. Presiden
n Brainerd, of Middlebury College, preached
in the Congregational church, Sunday.
The steamer Wafer Lily will make tw'
" trips this week, if weather is fair an,
" wind light, The docks are under waite
"A "a "a ha hnr q,
. the lake. Mrs. Walter Scranton o
Orange, n. j., arrived at Hon. f. +
: Woodbridge's Tuesday morning. Th
), death of her mother, Mrs. Woodbridge
. is a source of constant anxiety. ......
e DR.. MaXfeld is able to see friends oc
o casionally, at Robert McLoughlins. Hi
n great ailiiction is loss of memory.
S Band concerts in the park will soon be il
u order. Thermometer up among tn
. eighties Tuesday. The bridge, tw
. miles west of Addison church. toward tn
$ lake, is afoat from the "set back" water
l. ..... Mr.. G. r. klmball, whose farm
l. on the lake shore, West Ferrisburgh, say
y he never has known the lake to encroac
e so much upon the land as this spring.
S The reception to Rev. NJ. II. Smith, tn
e recently appointed Methodist pastor, i
the vestry Tuesday evening, was largel
attended. The singing was fine, the rt
marks of the pastor happy, the refresf
d ments excellent and good feeling genera
Is ..,... MI l. ii, Smith Is superintendent q
q the Congregational Sunday-school secrt
/ tary, Frederick Ross; librarian, Mis-
1t Lizzie ID. Hickok. Mrs. Il.
s, Scott continue quite i'll. The constan
s. attendance of nurse is necessary. ...
ct The shipments from this station durinl
y the month of March were mainly of lun
8 Der, IS tons household goods, tons Ca
1t tie 81 tons; hay, 9S tons; kaolin, "a tons
= potatoes, 80 tons; curtain rolls 66 tons
r batter, AZ tons manufactured furniture
r; 20 tons, and miscellaneous, 80 tons.
sr Middlebury.
lie Rev. f. q. Thompson began his paste
n ate at the Methodist church Sunday, an
er the first Impressions of the congregatio
n of the church were certainly very favo
able. Rev, 5. NJ. Smart OF Troy, n. y
10 who vas chaplain of the l4th VT. volu
It. teers, has been engaged to deliver IL
st Memoral-Day address, here ,and as Decor
r. tion Day comes on Monday it has been Il
ge ranged that President Brainerd shou
rd go down to Troy to ofiiciate in Rev. NJ
of Smart'S place on the lav nrayinus